A passenger plane in China skidded off the runway and burst into flames early Thursday
Tibetan Airlines reported the accident, in which all of the passengers or crew were evacuated safely.
Videos of the accident circulated widely online, showing the plane in flames.
A passenger plane burst into flames on the runway as it tried to take off from an airport in southwestern China early Thursday local time, according to operator Tibet Airlines.
All 113 passengers and nine crew of the flight from Chongqing Jiangbei airport were evacuated safely. However, some were taken to the hospital with slight injuries, the airline said in a statement.
The plane, which was bound for the Tibetan city of Nyingchi, was “abnormally interrupted” and was “out of alignment” as it tried to take off, the statement said, without specifying further.
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